Cardinal Tagle appeals for prayers for mirgrants

Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle appealed for prayers for migrants in the different parts of the world during Mass celebrating the 31st National Migrants’ Sunday on March 5 at San Jose Manggagawa Parish in Tondo, Manila. The celebration coincided with the first Sunday of Lent.

During his homily, Cardinal Tagle, shared the poor condition of the Filipino migrants as well as the refugees in all corners of the world. He also prayed to God to safeguard the migrants and to protect them from all evil. He also asked to include in prayers all the victims of the war may find peace, Radio Veritas quoted Tagle saying.

He asked the faithful to have an open mind to look after the welfare of the migrants as well as an open arms to aid and help them willingly.

Aside from asking prayers for the migrants, the cardinal said that the first among others to help the migrants, refugees and OFWs who have undergone suffering, pain, loneliness and even a waste of hard-earned money is the Church.

Before ending his homily, he invited the Filipino people to make use of technology as an instrument to strengthen the faith of the OFWs to the Lord by texting them bible passages, the teachings of the Catholic Church and Catechism.

With the ambivalent realities of migration, the archbishop of Manila said that the Church will be a family to the migrants who draw strength from God.